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Core i5-2550K vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i5-2550K vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 3202 days newer than Core i5-2550K.

Advantages of Core i5-2550K

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-2550K - 130 vs 113 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


FPS

113

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

130

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.61/FPS

100%

Price, €

€339

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 7 5800X 8X 3.8 GHz Prozessor, 16 GB DDR4, ASUS Prime B450-Plus Mainboard, be Quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


Single-Core

680

31%

Multi-Core

2040

20%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo

Core i5-2550K

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

Ryzen 7 5800X

Jan 30th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
34.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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